Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-09-22

Great Falls now has twenty saloons.
The assessmrnt for Dawson county thi,
year is bat little over 81. ODO. 900.
Spruilie l'raden. superintendent Of United
States assay office at Helena, has issued il
the neiglborhood nf : .OOO. 900 in placer
gold in his office this year. The season ha.
been very favorable for placer mining
TIL. Northern Pacific announces "a rcdue.
ton from Si.13 to S1.25 ON 100 pounds
an apples ia ear lots from Minneapolis, 81
Paul, Duluth, and Minnesota transfer to
Helena and Montana common points. To-
take effect September 18th.
ID. T. Goodeli, "a iccessful farmer, living
about three miles from Helena ON the Ten
Mile road, exhibited yesterday at the Her
aid office a fine specimen Of fully developed
corn in the ear, 81 the Canada flint variety
The seed 81 this corn was planted on the
2Jth Of May last, and to-day the harvest
ers are gathering the crop, which yields
about fifty bushels To the acre. Mr.. Good
ell Also exhibited some line specimens of
the Transcendent crab apple raised ON the
same farm.
Jno. Chapman the sheep man from Wyo.,
has sued Fred Courier, the freshter, who
brought his wool to Billings for $500 dam
age dome to his wool by water, while in
transit. The suit will b,siu before Judge
Campbell! tomorrow morning at Ia % clock;
Judge Mc';inness counsel for prosecution
and County Attorney Sam Wildly for de-
..psl..nt 'rb.- s,,,t
points as To the liability of II frcisbter for
damage To goods VIII lie in his carc.-G azctte
Yesterday the legislators and clerks he
gan hustling to sell their pay certificates,
and were offered only 30 per cent. Of par
value for them. Some Of them sold at that
until Col Broadwater. 81 the Montana
National. sent word that he would pay par.
All the other banks that had discounted
the warrants returned them and the legis.
htors got ful pay fer their services with
out sailing for congress to appropriate The
money some six or eight months hence
Ind pendent.
Mike Burns was on the street ycster lay
displaying. with great pride. a Duchess Of
Oldenburs apple that had just dropped
from n tree in his yard. II weighed 81,
ounces, and it was ole of "a score or two
that II young tree had matured this year.
Capt. Phillips, Of Canyon Ferry, was also
on the street with his pockets full If tine.
large apples of the same choice variety.
lie has an orchard of about 800 trees.
which are beginning to bear. This year he
will la rv-st about 100 bushels Of apples.
and fr ON some Of the young trees b. will
take seven ar eight bushels. Who SAWS
that fruit cannot be grown in Montana
Indcp endent.
Fort shaw special to the Butte Miner,
says: man belonging tn this port, while
laboring under the d.lusion that he was
an East India snake chariner, travelling ia
attempted to practice his art Of
witchery ON ~ poor peaceful RATHER which
he found lying in the grass, and which h.
thought WAS sufficiently under the influence
of his magic spell to be handled without
further danger. lie M sooner attempted
To take hold ~ il, than il sprang at HIM,
biting him in his hand. Medical aid was
danger, but hc means what he terms his
lost art. lie has learned not to monkey
with "a robust Rocky Mountain RATHER.
by permission If the county cummiss.
ioners small square Of buffalo grass
sod is being dug from the court house
grounds. and which packed in barrels, will
he shipped to the Smithsonian Institute at
u. &. 4 commission of experts
have been hunting for some 81 this grass,
closely 81 llrd.for son, tim, an that in
the court house yarI was decla-.,! ly them
Ia be the best sample specimen obtainable
in this country. The majority Of buffalo
grass grows in punches, apart aud difficult
to get in quantity, but this in tn. court
house yard. from frequent irrigation aud
cultivation. has improved immensely and
grown up thick and CLOSE. 4 small square
in the Smithsonian grounds will br soddcd
and the grass seeded and propa.ated.-
Yellowstone Journal
\ mean trick was perpetrated few days
ago opon some innocent victim IN his town
" hich laborins men ought To he on their
guard against Ia avoid IA repetition of. 4
worthless fellow "A scab engineer and claim
ing to be "a machini.t. has been lying round
town Tor some weeks, out of money. with.
out frien'i-, begging ~hiskey where he coIld
and r--"rting tn every mean subt-rfusr u b
steal "a drink. Finding himself near the
md oil his Resources. he hit upon n schcm. ,
which would afford him unlimited bonz-for
me night AT any rate. lie went round aud
picked IN, fifteen laborer- out Of work hom
he br-ui'.d into the belief that b. Was
gent for some contract On the Northern
Pacific and that he could give them free
'ssssge Ia the deSiiuau"n. H. unrk.d